Hurricane Melissa Hits Jamaica; Navy Yard Arrests

Hurricane Melissa — dubbed “the Storm of the Century” — slammed into Jamaica with winds up to 296 km/h (185 mph), producing catastrophic flooding, mass evacuations and urgent National Hurricane Center warnings. U.S. influencer Hannah Grubbs drew widespread condemnation after flying into Jamaica and posting viral TikToks joking that the storm was “messing with my vacation.” In Washington, D.C., large disorderly crowds converged in the Navy Yard on Halloween night, prompting road closures around First and M Streets SE and a heavy law-enforcement response that included the National Guard, U.S. Capitol Police, Metro Transit Police and a sustained Metropolitan Police Department presence. Officers worked to disperse the crowd and cleared streets by about 11 p.m., with video showing troops and officers breaking up gatherings, and authorities confirmed multiple arrests. City police later identified five people arrested in connection with the incident — four juveniles (two as young as 14) from D.C. booked on charges including failure to obey and resisting arrest, an 18-year-old from Accokeek, Maryland, booked for carrying a knife, and a 16-year-old cited for smoking marijuana — while officials say the investigation and updates are ongoing and a final arrest tally has not been released.